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Mr. Bouchillon - Red Class
Unit 1 - Number Theory
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Mathematics
6th Grade
09/10/2011

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positive number
Definition
numbers greater than 0
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negative number
Definition
numbers less than 0
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opposites
Definition
numbers that are the same distance from 0, but on diffferent sides of 0
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integer
Definition
the set of all whole numbers and their opposites
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compatible number
Definition
numbers that are close to the numbers in the problem
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underestimate
Definition
less than the exact answer
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overestimate
Definition
greater than the exact answer
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clustering
Definition
rounding numbers to the same value
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front-end estimation
Definition
use only the whole-number part of the decimal
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numerical expression
Definition
a math phrase involving numbers and one or more operational symbols
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evaluate
Definition
simplify an expression by using the given operations
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order of operations
Definition
the sequence of performing the operations in a mathematical expression (PEMDAS)
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divisible
Definition
if the quotient is a whole number with no remainder
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composite number
Definition
numbers that are divisible by more than two numbers
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prime number
Definition
is divisible by only the numbers 1 and iself
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greatest common factor (GCF)
Definition
the largest of the common factors
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factor
Definition
whole numbers that are multiplied to find a product
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prime factorization
Definition
the number written as the product of its prime factors
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